On your boss's home machine, he needs to have Client for Microsoft Networks in his Network properties, and on the properties for that he needs to have the option for "logon to a Windows NT domain" ticked, with the domain name filled in. Client for Microsoft Networks should also be his primary login. When he starts his machine at home (before he dials up) he should log in using his work username and password.

1) Both offices are the same workgroup - I havent configured WINS ir used LMHOST - never used these - any clues on how?

2)Ip forwarding is enabled + TCPIP enabled

3)Class A subnet & Class B IP ...... will this stop the networks talking?. Whats the cure should I try 255.255.255.0?? as the subnet on both networks. Should this cure the problem without using WINS or LMHOSTS?

1) Setting up WINS involves loading the WINS server on one of your servers. Once loaded you need to specify the IP address of the WINS server on each client. You should also configure the WINS server as a client of WINS, in case you need to use other resources on this server. On your bosses network, his routing must be set up to get to your network.
If you want to use lmhosts, then look at the sample file provided. It's called lmhosts.sam. Basically you provide IP to netbios name resolution here. Use #PRE and #DOM:domainname switches for servers and domain controllers. Remember that these switches are cse-sensitive. All workstation will need this file and the file name must be lmhosts. There is no extension to this name. Look at the sample file, there's lots of food info here.
2) cool!
3) You shouldn't have to worry about this if the network portion of the IP address is the same. Since you are using a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0, only the first number in your address needs to be similar. The remainder of the address is the client or host number.

Yep - Ive tried the lmhosts file and now I can mannualy map a network drive from the remote to the local and visa versa....... getting there....but I still cant see anything from the remote side in the hosts network Nbhood??

Thats not a main worry now as the folders can be accessed via the my computer (which showes the mapped drive)

What I have got a problem with now is - as soon as the BOSS dials into the remote server - he cannot see anything on his local network!!. The only way to bring this back is to close the dial up connection and -start- -loggoff- then relog back onto his local network - then all ok until he dials the remote server which locks his local network again!!!!!. If I can sort this out .....pressto....

GuitarWizard - Thanks for the comment - everything help when thing dont go to plan!!!

I think stevenlewis' idea may help you with the problem of your boss seeing his network. Question for you, is this all one domain or does your boss have a separate domain? If this is more than one domain, you may need to set up trusts in order for the browser to display resources.

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